| Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year | |
| Description: | the most outstanding college softball defensive player in the Big 12 Conference |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Holder: | Kinzie Hansen, Oklahoma |
The Big 12 Conference Softball Defensive Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding defensive player. The award has been given annually from 2004 to 2012, and 2016 to present.
| Season | Player | School | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Oklahoma | [1] | ||
| 2005 | (2) | Oklahoma | ||
| 2006 | Texas | |||
| 2007 | (2) | Texas | ||
| 2008 | Oklahoma | |||
| 2009 | Texas A&M | |||
| 2010 | Oklahoma | |||
| 2011 | | Texas A&M Missouri | [2] | |
| 2012 | Missouri | [3] | ||
| 2016 | Oklahoma | [4] | ||
| 2017 | Baylor | [5] | ||
| 2018 | (2) | Oklahoma | [6] | |
| 2019 | Oklahoma | [7] | ||
| 2021 | Oklahoma | [8] | ||
| 2022 | (2) | Oklahoma | [9] | |
| 2023 | (3) | Oklahoma | [10] | |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | [11] |
| School | Winners | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 11 | 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Missouri | 2 | 2011, 2012 | |
| Texas | 2 | 2006, 2007 | |
| Texas A&M | 2 | 2009, 2011 | |
| Baylor | 1 | 2017 | |
| Arizona | 0 | — | |
| Arizona State | 0 | — | |
| 0 | — | ||
| Houston | 0 | — | |
| Iowa State | 0 | — | |
| 0 | — | ||
| 0 | — | ||
| Texas Tech | 0 | — | |
| UCF | 0 | — | |
| Utah | 0 | — |